Association of Full Breastfeeding Duration with Postpartum Weight Retention in a Cohort of Predominantly Breastfeeding Women

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• Personal Author:
  Demerath EW ; Duncan KM ; Fields DA ; Foster LP ; Haapala JL ; Harnack LJ ; Jacobs DR Jr. ; Kharbanda EO ; McGovern, Patricia M. ; Rasmussen KM ; Tahir MJ ; Teague AM ; Whitaker KM
• Description:
  Full breastfeeding (FBF) is promoted as effective for losing pregnancy weight during the postpartum period. This study evaluated whether longer FBF is associated with lower maternal postpartum weight retention (PPWR) as compared to a shorter FBF duration. The MILK (Mothers and Infants Linked for Healthy Growth) study is an ongoing prospective cohort of 370 mother-infant dyads, all of whom fully breastfed their infants for at least 1 month. Breastfeeding status was subsequently self-reported by mothers at 3 and 6 months postpartum. Maternal PPWR was calculated as maternal weight measured at 1, 3, and 6 months postpartum minus maternal prepregnancy weight. Using linear mixed effects models, by 6 months postpartum, adjusted means +/- standard errors for weight retention among mothers who fully breastfed for 1-3 (3.40 +/- 1.16 kg), 3-6 (1.41 +/- 0.69 kg), and >=6 months (0.97 +/- 0.32 kg) were estimated. Compared to mothers who reported FBF for 1-3 months, those who reported FBF for 3-6 months and >=6 months both had lower PPWR over the period from 1 to 6 months postpartum (p = 0.04 and p < 0.01, respectively). However, PPWR from 3 to 6 months was not significantly different among those who reported FBF for 3-6 versus >=6 months (p > 0.05). Interventions to promote FBF past 3 months may increase the likelihood of postpartum return to prepregnancy weight. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Cohort Studies Endocrine System Occupational Health Pregnancy Safety Women
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Full Breastfeeding Breastfeeding Cohort Studies Hormone Activity Hormones Nutrition Obesity Postpartum Weight Retention
• ISSN:
  2072-6643
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Iowa ; Minnesota ; New York ; Oklahoma ; OSHA Region 2 ; OSHA Region 5 ; OSHA Region 6 ; OSHA Region 7
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  11
• Issue:
  4
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20064140
• Citation:
  Nutrients 2018 Apr; 11(4):938
• Contact Point Address:
  Muna J. Tahir, Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55454, USA
• Email:
  mtahir@umn.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2019
• Performing Organization:
  University of Minnesota Twin Cities
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Nutrients
• End Date:
  20250630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:11864d6a1b9825770301b4295f276a6d242fe26dfd5891734a77f130fdcf44fc1f6416c191827e092121ebb3c95176874fcd73cdc8bb0135cab0a1fc00429a81
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/222648/cdc_222648_DS1.pdf
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